2006-09-06 17:26:00 · 5 answers · asked by student 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Semantics.
2006-09-06 17:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No distinction. Any payment or gift given to any person in a position of power in return for a service or favor given shall always be considered as a bribe. The person giving the bribe is abetting corruption and the person receiving it is culpable of corrupt practices.
2006-09-06 17:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bribe: money or any other valuable consideration given with the intention of achieving a specific outcome.
Facilitating Payment means that you already have a negotiated contract.
A gift is something with no intention of influencing the outcome of events.
2006-09-06 17:33:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A rose by any other name, ..." - Shakespeare
"Call a spade, a spade." - modern wisdom
Poo-poo, ca ca, doo doo, no matter what you call it, it's still just crap.
So, how would I distinguish between them? That would depend on how badly i wanted the bribe. The worse I wanted it, the more easily I would bend my principles and give it a gentler name, so I wouldn't have to feel quite as bad about it.
Know what I mean?
2006-09-06 17:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough info here. You know which it is I'm guessing. Gifts are from the heart, no strings attached.
2006-09-06 17:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋